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Issue 2 - Feb 2018
Contents Issue 2 - Feb 2018
Our Team First of all, we would like to thank you for all of you that viewed and read through Issue #1’s articles and responded to our magazine with constructive feedback which we have used to build a better magazine, and we hope that you will be able to give a similar response to Issue #2. The College Magazine is made up of 11 Members that is split into two main groups; Editors and Designers, however, there are multiple people in the team that work on both sides (creating both content and designs). We meet up once a week to discuss ideas for new topics, arrange meetings with individuals we would like to interview, and work both as a group and as individuals to create pages for the magazine. While outside of our hour session, we continue to work to put together our magazine’s pages to publish at our deadline, we contact each other via email and create a collection of pages and topics for us to then discuss the placement of when we have our next session. A few months later and here you have Issue #2 of the College Magazine! - Billy Sellar
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Think positively! Don’t beat yourself up over a bad grade or a day off. Be confident in your abilities + accept challenge face on.
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Alt and Indie music as genres, are full of underrated potential that spreads out to a wide variety of music types such as rock, pop, and hip-hop. During the punk rock era, the number of independent labels really started to pick up. The UK Indie Chart was first created in 1980 ready for the Pixies and Cobain to dominate in the grunge era. Since then, alt and indie are now major categories in the music industry and much-loved genres by thousands. If you’re interested in records and getting into more alternative based groups,
Rough Trade is a great place to visit. It’s a record store located in Brick Lane and Soho. Rough Trade has been catering to the more alternative music listeners and supporting up and coming artists and bands since it opened in 1976. It Is just a Rad place in general to spend an hour or two.
Please enjoy this February discover playlist with some of my favourite indie songs*. Hopefully, you will find a new favourite too. Let us know! Romy
You can find these playlists on Spotify: thewritousmag or click this link
Animated Animated Music Music Magic Magic Digital and traditional animation, is an amazing aspect of the music video industry as it brings things to life and gives the lyrics a whole new dimension where anything is possible. Do you want to see a lady turn into a tiger while riding a motorcycle? Studio Kills has got you covered. Want to see an astronaut witness earth exploding? Stuck in the sound is all over that one. An artist that is especially successful at turning illustrations into living breathing art is Jamie Hewlett, the co-creator of the comic book ‘Tank Girl’ and the second half of the amazing virtual band ‘Gorillaz’. He created this whole alternative universe for 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel to live and a new dimension for fans to explore. This has made Gorillaz an institution and way more than just a band. Animated music videos are really just something else in terms of creativity and the possibilities are practically endless. I think that the first music video like it that I saw, was ‘Do I wanna know?’ By the Arctic Monkeys. I was amazed by the smooth transitions from the guitar riff to the footsteps, to the man riding on an eagle. It sparked my love for animated videos and I quickly discovered more just like. I really do believe that this video style brings life to the song and tells a visual story that is both incredibly creative and unique. The significance and amazing use of imagery really showcases and puts the lyrics into effect. It’s something that more artists should consider to pair with their new songs/albums as not only does it help support illustrators but they are just really cool. Here is a list of my top ten animated music videos you must watch: 1. Lone Digger- Caravan Palace 2. Garage Palace- Gorillaz (feat. Little Simz) 3. Let’s go- Stuck in the sound 4. Wonderland- Caravan Palace 5. Do I wanna know- Arctic Monkeys 6. Jenny- Studio kills 7. Source- Fever the sound 8. Delta- C2C 9. The Wolf- SIAMÉS 10. Snow- FJAAK Let us know if you liked any of these -Romy :)
Often we think of egomania as something which is developed by the individual and deeply rooted in vanity and materialism. But often, egotistic views can start to develop as a defensive from feeling unworthy - a feeling which can be spurred on by our superficial society. A society that not only obsesses over ‘beauty’ and ‘luxuries’ but also ‘status’ and ‘credentials’. In my short writing, I didn’t just want to reflect on ‘am I acting to fit in?’ but more fittingly ‘am I studying this subject to learn, or am I just studying this subject to pass an exam and feel prestigious?’
Dominic Drakes
“I’m striving for a higher calling... Or is that just my vanity still calling? I want work that has importance, making a difference is important, but I have these imported influencing thoughts that I know aren’t important, am I ignoring the question of ‘do I want to interact on intentions that are important, or do I want to be important?’”
Designed by Billy Sellar
Misrepresentation It’s 2018, yet so many people are still living in the past. I’m getting tired of seeing Asian culture being mocked and passed around like some joke. Being of Asian descent myself, I have witnessed the undeniable issue of misrepresentation of the Asian community; especially on social media. Stereotypes; Ah, good old-fashioned stereotypes. It’s time to ditch them don’t you think? I’m not a ‘math genius’ quite the opposite rather. Now of course, I’m not saying that everyone else struggles like I do. But it’s like people seem to think us Asians are born with some kind of ‘clever’ gene (I wish this was true). Based on the findings in the short NBC Asian American news clip, it is said that these stereotypes originated back when Asian people first began to enter the United States. Whitewashing; The film industry is constantly failing to represent different cultures. Studies show that the percentage of Asian characters for the top 100 films in 2014 was only 5.3%, and over 40 of them actually have no Asian speaking characters. I’m not telling you these statistics to be bashful of other races, but more so for the purpose of bringing to light the effect this has on the Asian community. When I was younger, as soon as I saw one Asian character on TV I’d instantly wanted to be like them. Personally, I feel so much pride whenever I see an Asian on TV, it’s like my confidence has been boosted somehow, and I think that if they can do it, why can’t I? Back in March 2017, a remake of the Japanese anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ was released. It just so happens that instead of casting an Asian actress to play the lead role, they hired Scarlett Johansson and just masked her in a black wig and some brown contact lenses. In a statement Guy Aoki, Founding President of MANAA said “Hollywood continues to make the same excuses, that there aren’t big enough Asian/Asian American names to open a blockbuster film,”. It’s pretty clear to see that Hollywood is just interested in making money, earning revenue, and have completely disregarded the damage this has done to so many young Asian girls’ self esteems.
I’m looking forward to seeing what this year in the film industry brings. It’s about time that all races are represented. And, hey, I guess 2018 is off to a good start; upon the announcement that the remake of Mulan will be played by Liu Yifei, brace yourselves as it will be hitting theatres on November, 2018!
Jade Wolsey
A World Without Gendered Products For millions of years, make up has been normalised for both men and women, so why now have we chosen to gender stereotype our products? From colours, to toys, to clothing and make up, everything around us has been stereotyped into a gendered category. The problem now is advertising, we rely too much on the media and what they say. How many adverts do you see with men advertising big branded make up products? None, why is it so wrong for a man to advertise and wear make-up? Men shouldn’t feel pressured to be a certain way, you shouldn’t have to feel pressured to be manly, men should be able to express their emotions and style freely without judgement. There is nothing wrong with a man wanting to wear some concealer to cover up spots he may be insecure about and there is nothing wrong with wearing brighter more noticeable make up like eyeshadow or lipstick if he wants to. It is wrong to associate a guy wearing make-up with his sexual orientation, make up has no correlation to gender or sexual orientation, it is a product, a product that has been stereotyped by advertisers. It is a known fact that actors or news presenters and others to wear light coverage make up in daily life or for TV and no one cares about the fact that they wear make-up, so why is it different when an average guy wears it that isn’t constantly in the public eye? It makes no difference and we as people need to learn this. We need to encourage other people to be who they want to be, dress how they want, not expect people to be a certain body size or have loads of muscles or be really skinny, both men and women. It isn’t right to judge people for being who they are and the concept of being ‘normal’ doesn’t exist. We are all different, there isn’t anyone on this planet who is ‘normal’, each and every one of us is different, whether it’s how we look, what we wear, what our race/ethnicity is, what our gender is, what our sexual orientation is. No one on this planet can say they are exactly like another person because it isn’t true. By belittling and judging someone, we create the problems we see in the world, the problems we see in each other. Is it all worth it? The pressure? Caring about other people’s opinions? Honestly, no, it isn’t, be who you want to be, don’t feel pressured to be something you’re not and everyone that says you can’t be this or that is wrong, you can be and look how you want, if you’re a guy and want to wear make-up, do it, if you’re a woman and don’t want to shave, don’t. There is no right or wrong, it’s simply something that we have created, it doesn’t exist, there isn’t a set of rules written down that we have to follow. We all have the freedom to express ourselves, whether that’s through clothing, make-up or even the hobbies we have, we have the freedom to do it. It isn’t right for us to judge a person so much or for advertisers or even anyone to put so much pressure on anyone that their mental health takes the toll for it. One in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem. And suicide is the most common cause of death in men aged 20-49. By putting so much pressure and judgement on how people look or act, it creates low self-esteem, depression and anxiety, we shouldn’t create these problems, there is absolutely no reason for someone to tell another person that they shouldn’t look, act or be a certain way. And men shouldn’t feel as though they will be judged for expressing their emotions and not being ‘manly’, men don’t have to be manly, there is no reason why you can’t express your emotions or telling someone you may have a mental health disorder. And if someone does under exaggerate, judge or tell you to get over your emotions, they are completely wrong, their opinion is one of ignorance, feel free to express your emotions to someone who is going to understand. There is no perfect way to look, act or be, advertisements may tell you to be skinny or muscly,
or they may tell you to be skinny but also be curvy in places. What they tell you isn’t right, you don’t have to be a certain way, even if they don’t represent how you look or what you wear, it doesn’t matter, be yourself, be unique, don’t let someone tell you how you want to live your life. ASOS and Sleek MakeUP are two companies starting to influence these changes, they are starting to defy these gender stereotypes. Sleek MakeUP has created a ‘My Face. My Rules’ campaign, which features women and a man both wearing brightly coloured, bold make-up freely and confidently and speak about make-up shaming on their website. ASOS men’s wear is also starting to make more feminine clothes for men, by adding glitter, mesh and velvet that are more commonly used on female clothing. As well, as defying typical male clothing stereotypes, they are also being more inclusive about the body types of the models on their websites, it isn’t just typically muscly/skinny men. Don’t change yourself because someone wants you to, everyone deserves to freely be who they are and no one has the right to judge you for being you. Be yourself because no one should tell you who you should be.
Written by: Chloe Spriggins & Grant MacMaster
written by Annalise Watson design by Olivia Walker
h o m eless n e s s
I walked in the shopping centre yesterday to buy food shopping for my family I saw a homeless man sitting on the floor begging for money. I gave him my £20 hoping he would buy something to eat. Instead, I saw him come out of Tesco with a bottle of liquor. I felt very worried and very disappointed when I saw him with a litre of a liquor gulping it down his throat. However, this got me thinking to myself “What would it be like to be homeless?” So as that thought entered my mind, it made me imagine the tragedies that I would go through and the pain and sorrows that I would bear. I imagined myself sitting on a wet cold pavement with only a torn blanket to keep me warm. I listened to the whistling wind and splattering slushy rain hit the ground as gently as it could. I saw people walking by not in any way acknowledging that I am there, which made me feel like a ghost trapped in isolation of another realm. My face was ice cold sparkling within the moonlight, my hands dry and frozen shivering at the cold that was consuming it bit by bit. My feet. Exposed. No shoes to give warmth, or comfort, no socks to relive the pain of the icy hell that burns within it. I felt alone, I felt like nobody cared about me. No food to eat. No drink to drink, I have nothing but a torn blanket, bare feet, cold face, frosty hands and a broken heart to provide my comfort in this world. Therefore, I said to myself, “Why wouldn’t I turn to drugs?” “Why wouldn’t I turn to alcohol?” “How in the world would I not have the temptation to consume those things?” As these questions wonder within my mind, somebody gave me a 20-pound note. Then, I mumbled to myself “There is a corner shop around the corner.” “Iet me go, there and relive my pain with beer”. As soon as I went to the corner shop, I felt the warm breeze touch my face within the room and I saw the beer in the fridge area shining bright and clear. I brought eight packs of beer with 20 pounds and left the corner shop to go and drink some in the park. I drank one; two, three, four beers in one go and continued until my feet turned in to distorted and big, and the trees towering over me like I was in the amazons. I walked stumbling through the pathway until I fell on to the ground and closed my eyes hoping they shall not open not even at dawn. After I imagined this, I realised why homeless people turn to drink to help them. It is because society has given up on them, as they are looked upon as useless, annoying, mental ill, people. Society has abandon them so they turn to alcohol to relive they pain instead of other people. So as I thought about this, I left the shopping centre and went home in my car feeling sad.
Journey A poem By James Stewart
One day, Dad asked me a question:
Not knowing my distance,
“Would you like to join the running club?”
Having certain differences,
He’s not into the sport,
Whether they would be understanding and accommodating towards me with them,
No natural talent, Me potentially being the family’s first athlete. So I hummed and hared
Being an inexperienced athlete, Up with athletes who were more experienced,
“I’m not sure.”
Athletes who were better (faster), fitter and stronger than me
I already go out running,
With some of bigger (better) build.
“They’ll teach you how to run properly.”
Would I be able to cope and deal with those things?
“Hmmm, I’m not sure.” He asked again a while later Where I eventually answered: “I wouldn’t mind.” Dad rung the Club Secretary, A huff & puff response. Early 2011; The first of my three week trial And only going on Wednesday. Nervous, anxious, and unsure, How would I get on? Was I good enough to join the club?
The important time had come – The end of my three week trial, Which meant… Decision time. Did I like it? Yes. Was it enough to join? Yes. So I joined. After a few weeks, I realised one thing – The high level of enjoyment.
Then, me also going on Monday,
Six years later;
No less thought.
Now look.
It was like a door had been opened;
After taking a while to ‘break into’ and become an established, well known club member and regular competitor,
A barrier opening in front of me. The training sessions: being overtaken, My coach giving me strong encouragement – “Now I’m expecting you to get to there before they catch you, Making you work to stay in front
I am now a cross-country and middle distance track athlete; Regularly called upon, Sometimes even the, or one of the first point(s) of call.
And the others work to catch you.”
After two years of disappointment in the Mini Marathon trial,
Competing.
One being major - heartbreakingly upsetting,
Having another commitment,
Two Mini London Marathons,
Not competing regularly,
Only gold and silver medals,
Barely competing at all,
Three cross-country awards (two Team Member, one Best Performance),
Knowing I was more of a distance athlete and not a sprinter,
A Jack Petchey Achievement Award,
Always being asked to do 100 and 200,
A Havering AC Boxing Day Handicap champion (U20 trophy winner)
Coming a cropper in an 800 race Where I cried my eyes out after each event over the outcome
And numerous souvenir t-shirts and hoodies. Grinding & churning out long, hard races and training sessions;
When after the latter I was consoled by an official and shown & told why.
Plus in races,
Two race meets;
The enjoyment of competing regularly,
Two events and one event respectively;
And at times,
After the second race meet,
Beating athletes who are better (faster), fitter, stronger and of bigger build than me,
I said I was never competing again. My coach always believed in me;
I am so glad I joined Havering AC With Havering AC letting me join them.
Earth... The future of all life now depends on us. or
Ocean? By Laura Yearley
We can’t ignore the fact that the amount of plastic in
our oceans is not improving, instead, it’s only getting worse. Every year, nearly 300 million tons of plastic is made. Half of this is made for single use, meaning we can’t really use the plastic again. Instead of throwing it away we need to educate and engage everyone to rethink plastic and learn to reuse, reduce and recycle where possible and not throw it away carelessly. We are contributing to the 8 million tons of plastic that is dumped into our oceans every year. Plastic is cheap and versatile, with properties which make the material ideal for many applications that we may not think of instantly, for example, cars, beauty products and electronics. Unfortunately, these qualities have resulted in plastic becoming a huge environmental issue which has bigger consequences than our oceans just being full of the stuff. Think of the sea life creatures whose home is the ocean! This is a huge environmental issue, and we have developed a ‘disposable’ lifestyle.
Plastic Oceans is an organisation, which is working to change the way we deal with plastic waste by challenging society’s perception that this very valuable resource can be treated as ‘disposable’. The foundation engages people of all ages, in all social situations, to understand the danger of continuing to throw plastic away carelessly. Once the audience is aware and educated of this ultimate threat to human health and sea life, it’s then their personal choice to prevent plastic waste from entering the environment. It is Plastic Ocean’s plan to tackle this issue, through an awareness campaign using film and media, and they have their own documentary feature film, A Plastic Ocean. They continue to spread the message of the film activating students through education, engaging with industries through entrepreneurship and partnering with global organizations to actively change their communities. However, there are many charities, organisations, programmes and people all over the world who promote plastic oceans and pollution, with the hope of giving people a real insight into the increasing danger.
The famous Blue Planet series have even shown its audience footage of the amount of plastic in the ocean, while the sea life continues, but struggles to live. It was a hard-hitting shock, with David Attenborough delivering a powerful rallying call to do more to protect the environment. Find this in the last episode of the second series.
Please help and contribute to saving our oceans. Please recycle or even reuse your plastic where possible. Do all you can to prevent it ending up in our ocean. Here are some simple steps.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO SAVE THE OCEANS? 1. Ditch disposable plastics
Ninety percent of the plastic items in our daily lives are used once and then chucked: plastic bags, plastic wrap, disposable cutlery, straws, coffee-cup lids. Take note of how often you rely on these products and replace them with reusable versions. It only takes a few times of bringing your own bags to the store, silverware to the workplace, or travel mug to Starbucks before it becomes a habit.
2. Stop buying water
Each year, close to 20 billion plastic bottles are thrown away. Carry a reusable bottle in your bag, and you’ll never be caught having to resort to an Evian again. If you’re nervous about the quality of your local tap water, look for a model with a built-in filter.
3. Boycott microbeads
Those little plastic scrubbers found in so many beauty products—facial scrubs, toothpaste, body washes—might look harmless, but their tiny size allows them to slip through water-treatment plants. Unfortunately, they also look just like food to some marine animals. Opt for products with natural exfoliants, like oatmeal or salt, instead.
4. Cook more
Not only is it healthier, but making your own meals doesn’t involve takeout containers or doggy bags. For those times when you do order in or eat out, tell the establishment you don’t need any plastic cutlery or, for some serious extra credit, bring your own food-storage containers to restaurants for leftovers.
5. Recycle!
It seems obvious, but we’re not doing a great job of it. For example, less than 14 percent of plastic packaging is recycled. Confused about what can and can’t go in the bin? Check out the icon on the container.
6. Buy in bulk
Single-serving yogurts, travel-size toiletries, tiny packets of nuts—consider the product-to-packaging ratio of items you tend to buy often and select the bigger container instead of buying several smaller ones over time.
Artist: Thirza Schaap
There’s Art in Plastic ...and plastic is this art!
By Laura Yearley
Besides
the charities and organisations which lay on the pressure to improve the environment by ditching the plastics, there are other people out there who gently give you those friendly reminders. These people are artists and their work is powerful but just as heartbreaking too. I have selected a few of my favourite artists who cleverly and creatively use plastic in their art. The plastic is collected from the sea and from beaches where the plastic has washed up onto the shore, or where thoughtless people have dumped their rubbish. I hope these artists inspire you to create your own pieces to reuse plastic.
1. The first artist I’d like to show you is Thirza Schaap, who captures the beauty of plastic by ‘putting the pieces back into use’ and also by using bright colours the plastic doesn’t look as ugly anymore. As you can see from the series Plastic Ocean, decaying toothbrushes dance with one another, bottle caps are infused with sand and an old racket sits beaten up with delicate shadow play. Thirza Schaap eagerly collects waste from the coast of Cape Town and makes something rather attractive from it. More recently, when walking along the beaches of Cape Town, Thirza would pick up items from the shore and sift through them at a nearby bin to decide what will then go home with her, and what will . How she chooses each piece of plastic is simple: “I’m attracted to colours and the colours of plastic,” she says. “The idea is to have it in your home. It’s beautiful to look at, but when you look at it closely you can see it’s just made of trash,” says Thirza, an artist, photographer and director currently residing in Cape Town. By representing this “clash” with a deceptive approach, the sculpture-based series aims to raise awareness about the pollution that’s heavily penetrating the oceans and, more importantly, the planet. But this isn’t your usual demonstration of activism; this is a beautiful and contradictory presentation of how we all need to make changes to the way we view and dispose of rubbish, and this is why I love her work so much.
Thirza Schaap
Thirza Schaap
Check out more of her work online. Search: Thirza Schaap Plastic Oceans
Mandy Barker
2. Another artist who catches my eye, is Mandy Barker. She is an international award winning photographer
whose work involving marine plastic debris has received global recognition. The motivation for her work is, again, to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the world’s oceans whilst highlighting the harmful effect on marine life, and ultimately ourselves. As you read this, there is currently a gigantic mass of garbage floating around the northwest Pacific Ocean. It’s called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (it really is called this!), and it’s speculated to be twice the size of France. While the thought of this makes most of me recoil, Mandy Barker has drawn inspiration from this and created Soup, this phenomenal photography project documenting debris salvages from beaches all over the world. These exquisite arrangements play, she says, on the contradiction between “aesthetic attraction and a message of awareness”.
Mandy Barker
Check out more of her work online. Search: Mandy Barker Plastic Oceans/Soup
3. If you have a Facebook account, or actually any kind of social media account, you may have come across these masterpieces. The third and final artist I have chosen is Benjamin Von Wong from Quebec, Canada. He was just a photographer and knew that plastic pollution was a boring topic and had to find a way to make it more interesting. With a determined effort to change the plastic pollution statistics, social media support, 10,000 plastic bottles and the use of the ocean’s popular mythical creature, he began his campaign ‘Mermaids Hate Plastic’ to show how damaging plastic is to the ocean. Inside a warehouse in the United States, Benjamin Von Wong and an army of volunteers set out to create a mermaid wonderland with 10,000 plastic bottles, borrowed from Tomra, a waste management centre. Over three days the team set up a variety of dynamic photo shoots, carefully sorting bottles to create the mermaid masterpiece. His mum had discovered ‘Cynthia’, a more independent artist, by mistake when she was hunting for a designer to help modify a wedding dress. When Benjamin saw her gorgeous silicon tails, he knew he had to work with her. She offered to design a tail specifically for this project. A professional makeup and hair stylist was also hired for the project. The camera was suspended by a professional using a system of pulleys and plywood and controlled via iPad, while being connected to a 52 inch TV borrowed from Costco. ‘Sony mirrorless cameras can be controlled by a free app called Play Memories. Though super handy, it would take approximately 6 seconds to take each photo.’ The end result is this incredible series of pictures, mixing the mermaid’s beauty with the harsh reality of the toll plastic bottles are taking on the ocean. ‘It took 25 people two days to clean the 10,000 plastic bottles. I didn’t want them to represent brands, and I also wanted them to be clean so the warehouse we used for the shoot wouldn’t become sticky.’ He hopes that by showing how much ‘mermaids hate plastic’, the world may be able to help its oceans.
Benjamin Von Wong
Benjamin Von Wong
Behind the Scenes
Check out more of his work online. Search: Benjamin Von Wong Plastic Mermaid
In this terms section I decided to do something different by trying to give teenagers a chance to voice their struggles and advice to others anonymously. I had a number of people who responded to this and gave me consent to use some of their struggles and thoughts. My aim for this article is to inspire others to speak out as they are not alone. Many had emotionally got to me as it came to a realisation that no one is alone, we all share common problems however, we need to communicate so we can finally say “I understand”. What I got from conducting this is how amazing every single person is and how behind every cover is a story to be told we just need a platform to start these conversations.
The next story I received was also someone who struggled with the family problem and was brave to express their emotions. ‘ my parents still care about me and I know that I [have] changed alongside my personality now that I’m older however, I feel like they don’t treat me as their son anymore on [instead] as another relative.’ when becoming a teenager we become automatically seen to become more mature and independent however, this is not always the case. I can say “i understand” in the situation as it can become upsetting especially when you have younger siblings. The reason however for this is because we rely on ourselves to do everything, every problem I would have I would keep to myself.
“"I Understand " Family Struggles
‘BE YOURSELF, YOU ARE AT YOUR BEST WHEN YOU WORK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE GOT AND NOT AGAINST IT’ This subject is the area that I’ve got most responses from. Each and every story was different however it gave a different effect. The first response that I received was ‘my family problems in the past has led to a lot such as mental health, it was mostly due to the passing of one of my family members, [however] I have learnt to talk to my friends if family is not an option.’ This story was sent to me and will stay anonymous. Passing of a family member is a situation everyone goes through and will affect us in numerous ways depending on who we are however, with the right support you can support yourself instead of pretending and putting on a front. Spending time with people who loves you most can dramatically make a change.
By Simply opening up they would start to equally focus and concentrate more on me, giving me the support I wanted in being a daughter. The most popular results shown starting from the most popular was: • Family struggles • Self confidence • Anxiety and depression • Homophobic comments • Weight • Trust issues In each termly article I will cover each of these topics with advice and stories from students to try and show a link between many people and what they go through. Please feel free to email with me if you have any stories you want to share or advice to give for the upcoming subject through my email. rhianna.marshall-read70325@havering-sfc. ac.uk
Politics
The second female Prime Minister, Theresa Mary May happens to be like the rest of us, and enjoy a bite of chocolate after dinner. After her shockingly bad election result in June of this year, the Prime Minister has turned to racks of lamb and chocolate oat crumble cake for a little comfort. This September I wrote to the Prime Minister about her election, asking her what her favourite foods are – and bizarrely, I got a response from her communications team! They said that although the PM was unable to write directly to me, she did have a duo of complimentary dishes. Firstly, we are all human, and however you perceive the “Ice queen”, she has good taste in food. The letter outlined two of the PM’s absolutely favourite recipe’s – lamb racks with Italian Herbs and Parma Ham, and for sweet a gorgeous chocolate oat cake with an even more fabulous syrup than her shoes. The lamb is made by mixing a coalition of Parma ham, fresh and dried herbs and a touch of chaos finished with a small handful of parmesan. Then grill, unlike May does to Johnson, under a 200-degree heat, and serve with a healthy majority of potatoes and a minority of vegetables and a drizzle of pan jus with that all special malt whiskey she got a very special deal for – only 2 billion pounds, cheap as chips. The sweet is made of cocoa, flour, butter, quick oats, sugar and salt, mixed
then baked in a tray. Although May is a diabetic, she has a sweet tooth, unlike her rival Jezza, who claims to be a vegetarian, and enjoys eating relatively healthy – or just trying to get himself ready for entering Downing Street. You then ooze onto the cake a considerable amount of orange chocolate syrup, to which the “Ice queen” doesn’t resist. All in all, after her incredibly embarrassing coughing fit, and falling letters, followed by a P45 handed to her in her grand speech at the conference, Mrs May might have gotten just closer to her group of “JAM”s by sending me back a letter – of course with her strong and stable wardrobe, her coalition of chaos is by far looking much better. Then we have Boris, a lovable teddy-like character – I bet he enjoys a rack of lamb, or a sumptuous piece of cake, or the Chancellor, although – he might not expect it for free.
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college, but that of the political editor of e Grant MacMaster Twas a cool brisk evening in the UK, on the night of the General Election in 2017, where I was sitting with family and friends, and conservative campaigners alike me, awaiting the results, all too fond of the noise of number after number, and results for our great party. By 5am, it was to be known worldwide that of course the Conservative Party had lost in effect, and that we had to go on and form the minority government we have today, with the DUP, and their 10 MPs. Of course, I spent some of the night celebrating, whilst other times shedding a few tears of rage and anger that Labour had stolen some of our seats, many of which they shouldn’t have, and even come increasingly close in the Home Secretary’s constituency of Hastings & Rye. By morn, we had discussed at breakfast what we thought this meant for the country, and that the government must provide stability and endurance for the economy of the world, much like Germany currently with a collapsed coalition talks. However, when we were all refreshed and ready for the long warm day ahead, we set out to go to school and work and continue as normally as we could, in high hopes. Entering into my former school being a year eleven
student, I realised much of the school was celebrating, and suddenly realised why, as their political party had very nearly won the general election, and a socialist (some might say Marxist) government would’ve been formed between Jeremy Corbyn and those of Nicola Sturgeon and Leanne Wood, or even Sinn Fein. This would’ve been disastrous for the great country we live in. In the months to come, we had a chain of cataclysmic social injustice events that has left our leader and the Prime Minister, as well as her executive looking increasingly unaccountable. We had the terrible events of Grenfell, and the issues of social mobility and immigration, as well as the sprinkler and social housing/ council accommodation crisis. Then the protests and marches that followed from that, resulting in many council resignations and restorations. We have also recently had the collapse of Carillion, and the company go into the liquidation crisis that’s resulted in government blame from the opposition, even though it was a pre-2010 government that hired and set out many of the ongoing restorations of the company and the micro businesses that come with that. Also the catastrophic reshuffle, which in theory and in many eyes (including myself) has made the Conservative party much more relatable. As a member of middle class Britain,
I know the frustration of socialism, I know the frustration that my parents and grandparents, good business people have had with the corrupt socialist taxing system, and I feel the pain that the tax system brings to families alike. However, the reshuffle showed that Thatcherism is still alive! We are living in an important moment in our countries history. This is unimaginable; we have a cabinet filled with the people of ordinary backgrounds not those of wealth and aristocracy. A PM, who was born into a vicarage, chairmen and vice chair from Harold Wood and Braintree, Health Secretary from a council estate, Communities secretary from council estate and single parent household, Esther McVey from Liverpool working class family, and Justice Secretary from a low income household. This is remarkable. The point really is simple. As a member of the silent majority of the college, a right wing, pro LGBT, yet Conservative party member, and donor, I believe firmly that it is us, the young that matter most. Labour blame the old for being racist and the young for being apathetic until they got the young vote, however, I know there is a silent majority. Myself and others, often thrown abuse at in the education world for our staunch views on Law and Order, and how to deal effectively with the eco-
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nomic crises posed by Labour and their corrupt ways, and how to deal with the social injustices of our country. My suggestion is simple – work=pay, you get payed to work, you work for pay. If you are of an ordinary background, even one of breadline poverty, things can and often do get better – so many brilliant businesses are made up of the men and women from Essex state schools for example, and not Eaton or the halls of Westminster. We can all learn one thing regardless of political affiliation from the likes of Margaret Thatcher, John Major (only PM to have not been University educated and have been on benefits for most of his life), Esther McVey, Nigel Evans, James Cleverly, Brandon Lewis, and many more… they came from the humblest of beginnings, much more difficult than me and you. Lastly, set your sights high, set out to become a multi billionaire, a party leader, successful in whatever you do and go as far as your talents will take you! Because, in reality I have realised something big, no matter how much the Unions or the bureaucrats tell us we are wrong for wanting better, more, and no matter how much small factions of the education system of sixth forms here and everywhere tell us that it is wrong to think that of conservative thought, no matter how hard they try to stop freedom of expression and association under Article 10, they will not, and will
never. There is an army of silenced Brits, and I know they are out there, perhaps much University educated, perhaps many not, and they want to be heard by those stopping them. I love everyone, and wish debate was simpler, that we could encourage debate, and accept both sides, and see that although I disagree with that of one man’s principles, and he disagrees with mine, that we can still live together. I do not ever think that hate is right, that goes without saying, and freedom shouldn’t be taken too far as to insight hate, but I believe that debate is an important part of college and human life. Nevertheless, nobody should be made to feel belittled, on both sides left and right, and may we not forget that one can insight hatred on both left wing and right wing figures, and this is unacceptable, but debate of an orderly manner is healthy. Courage, we must have courage to stand up to the majority who are scared to be rivalled by the minority, and fear completion – it is time to start the end of the era of ignorance, and begin the era of the ordinary voices being heard by the system we all learn in every day, and work in.
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going on anyhow.” Dan Rather
film reviews
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
Written by Olivia Parsons, Design by Olivia Walker
“Everything, Everything” is a movie, released in 2017. In my opinion, was fairly decent, predictable, but overall okay and conventional with regards to the drama/ romance genre. Not exactly my taste, however it was an alright movie to watch, whilst with my mates. Plus Nick Robinson stars in it :). The romance is predictable and cringe-worthy between the two lead roles; Maddy (Amandla Stenberg), and the almost ‘too perfect’ boy next door Olly Bright (Nick Robinson). He would have been even more perfect if in the anticipated beach scene he had a six pack, and a decent haircut, like during his role in Jurassic World. But moving on, to briefly sum up the film: The story is centered on an 18 year old girl with a crazy controlfreak mother, who quite frankly, has prevented her daughter from having a childhood. Lying to her about being allergic to the outside world, in order to keep her inside. Then one day, new neighbours move in next door, conveniently one so happens to be a good looking guy, and both him and Maddy develop feelings for each other. Falling for one another as they start to communicate through a glass wall and arrange secret meetups, in her germ free home. For them to later run away together to Hawaii and swim in the ocean; a dream Maddy had always wished for. Aww… How cute and romantic, so original, not! Although that romantic getaway then fails, when Maddy falls ill and ends up in hospital. But not for the reason she thinks. As a result of, this incident she finds out about her mother’s lie, to then once again run off to be with Olly, which means overall it’s just another teen romance movie. Nothing too special. new movie, starring Bella Thorne. (I would love to rant about her but this is my first time writing for this magazine and
Love is worth everything
However recently on Instagram, months after I watched Everything Everything, I saw a new trailer post for an upcoming new movie, starring Bella Thorne. (I would love to rant about her but this is my first time writing for this magazine and frankly I don’t want to get in trouble for being inappropriate.) So when I saw this trailer immediately Everything Everything came to mind, as this upcoming film, set to release sometime in March 2018, happens to be about a girl allergic to sunlight. Now where have I seen something like this before? Hmm....oh yeah: “Everything Everything”. From what I saw in the trailer the only difference is that Bella’s character can escape her house at night. But still it’s hardly an original idea, and in my opinion it just seems to be Everything Everything with a worse cast (*cough*) Bella Thorne. So it’s fair to say I shall not be going to the pictures to view Midnight Sun.
Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson Release date: 1 September 2016 (Venice) / 28 December 2016 (Iceland) Two preteen boys experience a turbulent summer of emotional and sexual metamorphose, testing the confines of their teenage friendship and inchoate sexuality, set in a desolate Icelandic fishing village. Heartstone wades its way through the crowded coming of age genre, pervading this category of cinematic expertise with an impeccable amount of confidence, compassion and clear-eyed style. There is a subdued familiarity in the undisturbed tranquillity of the vast storm clad atmosphere. To the craggy coastal edges of Iceland receiving cordial awe in tourists, filmmakers and unlikely visitors who happen to stumble on this land. But to a teenager, in the cusps of adolescent frailty growing up - coming out, in this socially reclusive area can seem otherworldly. Like the smallest place in a world of its own. Frustratingly enough, this is the dilemma shared by two best friends, at least until they realize they’re no longer facing the same coming of age crisis.
Icelandic writer-director, Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, guides us thoroughly through the weaving of a friendship between two pre-teen boys. The small-scale story has been stretched and ventured into with longevity, emotional authenticity is developed, flowing and following the serious narrative compression. Guðmundsson sagacious, empathetic approach penetrates stone hearts, offering a poignant look at growing up and growing awareness. Thor (Baldur Einarsson) and Christian (Blaer Hinriksson) were on the local docks along with a few of their friends, wasting away the mundanity of the empty summer days until Thor stumbles upon on a school of fish. The boys proceed to rashly pluck them
Heartstone Hjartasteinn
from the free waters, savagely smashing, stomping the life out of each one caught. This scene, in particular, is one which resonates. The sheer cruel ferity of this gesture acts as a visual representation of the manner, in which this small village treats elements of difference (exploitable weakness), apparent in both Thor and Christian. These bouts of hormonal aggression manage to pass as fun. Coincidently, Christian brings up his makeshift fishing line to see a stonefish. Yet, he still displays an expression of surprised content. Already, in the first few minutes of the film, Christian is symbolically singled out as: ‘different’, from the group. The other boys make taunting remarks and gestures of repulsion. Repeatedly shouting words like, “ugly” and “disgusting”. Which later becomes the same reaction individuals have towards Christian, as they dis-
cover apart of him is not like the rest of them. It is Thor who breaks up this garish affair, reprimanding them for messing with the fish, “bullroot”. Thus demonstrating the compassionate, empathic nature of this boy, foreshadowing his eventual behaviour, and maybe the true essence of his character to be unearthed later in the film. Carie Howells
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80s Gal Jo Tunstill
80s Old school Graphic Designer Jo Tunstill What was it like being a graphic designer in the 80s? How competitive was it? My first job was in an instant printing company called “Prontaprint” – at this point I was a junior graphic designer. I worked in Queensway in London for Protaprint, for six months I then applied for a junior graphic designer’s position for a typo printing company called “Eclipse Graphics” in Farrington London. It was the first graphics position I applied for after Prontaprint and I got the job! For me, at this point the graphic design industry didn’t appear to be very competitive, as it was the 80s/90s when logos were a big part of the industry and I worked on some big projects and designed packaging. BT, Gladiators (TV programme), Duffers, and St. George among others. It was a fun time and I learnt my trade at Eclipse before I moved on to an Advertising agency off of Tottenham road. Alan Richards were an agency for Ford Aveco trucks which after three months, I found very boring.
What’s your opinion on modern graphic design? If I’m honest I’m not very up to date on modern graphic design. But I’m starting to understand and enjoy it through my daughter’s interest in it as she is a graphic design student. Taking after her mother.
What was your favourite project/piece of work that you designed? Working on Gladiators, was very exciting as the company that I worked for, “The Big Screen” Litho printing company produced with our graphic team a finished corporate logo design and merchandise of the TV programme. Seeing our finished designs on the TV was very exciting. I helped design the type face used for the logo and worked on the packaging, T-shirts, caps, mugs, posters, etc.
Who were your artistic/design inspirations? Why?
ITV Gladiators 90s poster
I’ve always loved art and used to teach it in American summer camps when I was in my twenties and studied it in college. I loved to paint using water colours and enjoyed the works of Matisse as he was a great colourist, his work was bold but serene. I also loved Kandinsky for his abstract paintings, again with vivid colour. My inspiration came from artists like those. Everything in terms of design was more hands on because we didn’t have much of the technology designers have access to today so I think that’s why I favoured painters work as there was a greater supply of it to observe and be inspired by.
Did you always want to be a designer? If not when did you decide it’s what you wanted to do? I wanted to draw and do artsy things as a young 7/8-year-old. I always said I wanted to become a commercial artist (not really even knowing what that was, I must have just picked the name up while watching TV!). My mum was a great inspiration as she painted and I found this fascinating and wanted to be just like her. I loved drawing cartoon characters and pictures in magazines. I became very good at copying, shading, and using watercolours.
How did you work your way up in the industry? I changed my job every few years until my desire to work my way up became a desire to travel. I worked hard, had a good portfolio of work, good references, and I enjoyed my work so, working my way up was really just a progression. To be? I changed my job every few years until my desire to work my way up became a desire to travel. I worked hard, had
What advice do you have for the young creatives of today? ...
Aside from the technology aspect, how has graphic design changed? When I started, everything was done by hand using pens, drawing boards, scalpels, and typo books. When I left the world of graphics things were just moving into the world of Apple Macs. Several years after having my first son, I decided to do a web design course to boost me back into graphics. I’m a hands on gal and found the world of technology too advanced, so went down a very different path and went back to collage to become a counsellor. I guess there are now so many more possibilities using Macs as everything is now done so much quicker. The time it takes to start and finish a corporate logo has got to be so much faster than in the 80s/90s where things were being done by hand.
Jo on one of her trips to America Interview and design layout By Romy Backler
SS UI BO MNI SS student submissions
These pieces are your submissions we have received so far. We are really excited to see more work coming in. Keep on sending your work for it to be feautured in The Writeous issue #3!
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Fiona Rama
LSD This is a drawing I created and it represents altered perceptions from intoxicants like LSD. This drawing was altered in Photoshop.
Intsagram : @artby.fiona
ANASTASIA PAVLOU
MARHES + HORSE + UPMINSTER WINDMILL Photography is a huge passion of mine and I have had many images published in Essex Life Magazine, Landscape Photography Magazine, TNT Magazine. I have also been a contributor for the Romford Recorder. I have won photography competitions and Awards and hope to continue to expand my gallery.
NATALIA HOLEWA
SKIN My intention with the set of photographs is to hide the person with text of their choice ( this is a poem written by the person who is standing in front of it, and projected on top off her) so they can feel comfortable in their own skin.
Instagram : @nat_photography__
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In this art is Hector the savior of mankind, a prophecy for all and the protagonist you control in my game, I took inspiration from popular titles like 'Doomguy' and 'master chief' for the amour but I personalised it to be viper themed with snake eyes and teeth on the mask and a bright Florissant green to make him stand out, I’m very happy with how he turned out.
Lileths Crew
HECTOR In this art is Hector the savior of mankind, a prophecy for all and the protagonist you control in my game, I took inspiration from popular titles like 'Doomguy' and 'master chief' for the amour but I personalised it to be viper themed with snake eyes and teeth on the mask and a bright Florissant green to make him stand out, I’m very happy with how he turned out.
KATIE SIA INTERRUPTION For this project, I am exploring the idea and different ways to portray interruption. In this shoot, I wanted to show fragments of an identity by capturing the model by using fragments of a broken mirror.
Instagram: @photography.sia
Instagram: @noahth_
NOAH Thompson-Holbourns
Gunk in the cistern “It’s the idea of experience based piece, it conceptualises experiences in Margete. The toilet symbolizes ‘shithole genderfication.” This piece particularly got critiqued. This piece particularly sparked a curiousity - as it can be seen as to be challenged the norm of culture.”
HAYLEY CLARKE
Instagram: @hay.u.suck
GREEN “The work was about photographing objects and turning them into outlined pieces of art, and my reason for this was I wanted to experiment with changing the perception of realistic objects to different ways of seeing them in ways of which we physically cna’t see them but can image them to be.”
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Many Thanks To Our Contributors Rhianna Marshall-Read Rhianna Thompson-Fowler Billy Sellar Sydney Merritt Grant Macmaster Jade Wolsey Gabby Jonutyte Katie Sia Olivia Walker Laura Yearley Romy Backler
And Special thanks to Stephanie Sekula for organising the College Magazine
Look out for Issue #3 soon!